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But Under Armour’s Green collection will have you wearing old water bottles — literally — and other recycled materials.

“The ultra-lightweight fabric comes from melting the bottles down and stretching them out, which also creates a super durable fabric that fights odor and dries faster,” a PR rep for the popular company tells me in an email.

“In 2011, UA estimated that they would convert over 2,000,000 one-liter plastic bottles into performance products.”

Bottoms up!

Below are a few items from the UA Green women’s collection, affectionately known as the Catalyst line:

About Cary

Cary Castagna is a certified personal trainer through Can-Fit-Pro and a former competitive bodybuilder. In seven years as a Sun Media fitness columnist, he has interviewed industry icons such as Jack LaLanne, Billy Blanks, Jake Steinfeld, Denise Austin, Tony Horton and Richard Simmons. His Keeping Fit column runs in more than 30 Sun Media newspapers across Canada.